diff --git a/package/kde/kdelibs/config.hlp b/package/kde/kdelibs/config.hlp
index d5dddbd8b..df0e74040 100644
--- a/package/kde/kdelibs/config.hlp
+++ b/package/kde/kdelibs/config.hlp
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ MENU_PKG_KDE32
 
 ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE32_CORE_PREFIX
   Please enter the prefix where you want KDE installed.
+
+ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE32_APIDOX
+  Generate documentation about the KDE library API (Application 
+  Programmers' Interface), especially useful to developers of KDE-based
+  software. KDevelop can link to this documentation. This option 
+  requires the doxygen package at build time.
diff --git a/package/kde/kdelibs/config.in b/package/kde/kdelibs/config.in
index 8aa0d8fc3..1e9d2456b 100644
--- a/package/kde/kdelibs/config.in
+++ b/package/kde/kdelibs/config.in
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ if pkgcheck kdelibs X ; then
  	menu_begin MENU_PKG_KDE32 'KDE 3.2 Package Options'
 		text 'Install prefix for KDE 3.2 Packages' \
 			ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE32_CORE_PREFIX "opt/kde32"
+		bool 'Generate KDE Library Documentation' \
+		ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE32_APIDOX 0
 	menu_end
 fi
 
diff --git a/package/kde/kdelibs/kdelibs.conf b/package/kde/kdelibs/kdelibs.conf
index 55bbbac49..14331fe8e 100644
--- a/package/kde/kdelibs/kdelibs.conf
+++ b/package/kde/kdelibs/kdelibs.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
 . $base/package/*/*/kde-32.conf
 
+if ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE32_APIDOX ; then
+	echo "KDE library documentation will be generated." 
+	makeinstopt="apidox $makeinstopt"
+fi
+
 kde_pm() {
         
 	cat > $root/etc/profile.d/kde32 <<-EOP